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POTD: Colt Model 1877 "Lightning" - Gave Grandpa's Gun a Second Life

Summary by alloutdoor.com
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! This tells a story that’s equal parts heartbreaking and heartwarming. Someone took a legitimate 1881 Colt Model 1877 “Lightning” – one of Colt’s first double-action revolvers – and completely rebuilt it as a .22 target gun. Collectors usually react with horror to this kind of modification, but there’s something respectful about how this conversion was done. The original 1877 was chambered in .38 Colt. These g…
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alloutdoor.com broke the news in on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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